| 1978 Furman Paladins football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Russell Gambrell, Brette Simmons, Greg Laetsch |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 4–1, winning a share of the SoCon title.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | at South Carolina* | L 10–45 | 50,239 | [2] | |||
| September 16 | Carson–Newman* | W 31–14 | [3] | ||||
| September 23 | at Vanderbilt* | L 10–17 | 25,000 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | at Appalachian State | W 52–34 | 13,150 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | Wofford* |
| W 36–12 | 8,500 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at East Tennessee State* | W 35–14 | 8,951 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | Chattanooga |
| L 9–13 | 7,618 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Marshall | W 42–12 | [9] | ||||
| November 4 | Davidson* |
| W 56–14 | 13,122 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Western Carolina | W 24–7 | [11] | ||||
| November 18 | The Citadel |
| W 17–13 | [12] | |||
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References
- ^ "1978 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "USC pulverizes Furman". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman trips Eagles, 31–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy prays way past Furman". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34". The State. October 1, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman drops Wofford". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman offense too much for Bucs, 35–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins sneak past Paladins". The Greenville News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman wins, Paladins rout Marshall". The Greenville News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Point-happy Furman routs Davidson 56–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman stops Western cold in bid for Southern crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins share conference championship". The Greenville News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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